Kurt Cobain’s suicide letter is a quite important civic artifact, not only in the general music world, but also in terms of a suicide victim. It is quite important to understand that it is not very easy to deal with sadness that is quite inherent and that stems from the belief that we are unwanted or unloved. Cobain is such a victim as the many out there, who started off as a rebellious teenager trying to gain
the attention of his aloof parents. This feeling of desertion seemingly held onto Cobain for the rest of his adult life, as he began to find solace in drugs, marijuana and alcohol. Although, this sadness of his was always seen as quite poetic and his rage was considered quite punk and divergent, due to his dissatisfaction with the homophobic and sexist nature of society, The fact that this letter was written with such raw and significant feelings really helps with making it personal and real.
Despite his fulfilled adult life, Cobai
n could never let go of his childhood. It is important to understand how to understand the mind of a person with suicidal tendencies, since lot of people with completely fulfilled live still feel the urge to kill themselves. It is a common place ideology that “If he/she killed herself, it must have been because she/he was dissatisfied with their life”, but that is not always true. My objective is to bring forward why it is so very essential to recognize all kinds of depression, regardless of what kind of physical condition the victim may be in. Cobain’s a glaring example that even the best of us fall victim to our past or to sadness, in general.
Being sensitive to psycho how to deal with them is quite essential to being a good citizen. Suicide is somewhat a problem that has become quite relevant, however, what makes it so essential to sort out is that it is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. I think it is a very relevant problem in today’s world since people don’t try and understand the implications of killing oneself. Spreading awareness on how to recognize and understand suicidal tendencies and depression is quite essential, since suicide is never, ever the answer.
Again, a very deep, troublesome topic that requires a lot of refection, both introspectively and with respect to society. I am personally not familiar with the life and legacy left by Kurt Cobain, but I certainly look forward to hearing about it in your speech. The rhetoric you already have used just in your posts – specifically the pathos and presentation of society’s current infrastructure on how to deal with suicide – are very affective. If I might make a suggestion, you would greatly benefit from including an element of kairos, too. Why is it important that we, Schreyer scholars at Penn State in the year of 2016, talk about this issue of suicide now? How does the artifact function civically? You have provided great background details; I believe adding these elements will just make it stronger and more relatable to the audience.
P.S. Do you have a specific introduction/conclusion planned yet?